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Book Review: A Good Girl's Guide To Murder  In this review I will be talking about “ A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder” by Holly Black. Despite the title, this book will not be a step by step recipe on how to get away with murder incase anyone had a specific criteria in mind. This book is actually about Pip, who picks as a final year project to investigate a closed murder case from her town.  The town is convinced Sal Singh murdered Andie Bell. A classic “boyfriend murders his popular girlfriend” but Pip is not so sure. Pip soon uncovers secrets the town desperately wants to stay hidden and now someone is watching her every move, sending her threats and bloody warnings. This book takes you through Pip’s thought process, as she discovers more and more, the deeper she digs.  My Experience: This book was absolutely unreal. One of the best books I have ever read, or maybe the best. I find myself questioning every book I have ever rated a 5 star. This book left me SHOCKED in the ...

  Libraries are my favorite place to be and honestly, they should be yours. Many people chalk a library up to “just-a-place-for-book-nerds”, I am not saying this is wrong, but I feel libraries' value is much bigger than it seems.  There are so many books at the library (surprise) and you can check out ANY of them. This gives you the freedom to explore all genres without having to buy expensive novels. I didn’t consider myself a graphic novel fan until I saw one in the library that looked interesting. I thought “Heck why not! I can just return it if I don’t like it!”. I ended up liking it so it is a Win-Win situation (I win the happiness of a new interest and the library wins me checking out all their graphic novels). Also, you can learn about ANY topic. If you ever find yourself bored and have a strong thirst for knowledge, just go to the non-fiction section. It can be fun to just know a lot about a random topic.  I think that the library, specifically our Uni school libr...

  The Year I Didn’t Eat - A Grueling Inner Battle                                        Robert Gao The Year I Didn’t Eat Synopsis Anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder characterized by an intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted perception of weight loss, can wreak havoc on even the strongest of wills. In The Year I Didn’t Eat , the novel’s protagonist Max Howarth struggles with this eating disorder, which imposes consequences on all aspects of his life. Suffering from a dysfunctional household, a lack of dependable companions. and little to confide in, Max is forced to grapple with a life-changing disorder during a highly tumultuous period of his life. To cope with his condition, Max writes emotionally turbulent journal entries who he addresses to “Ana”, the name he calls his disorder. The only person in his life who Max is able to confide in is his bro...